With flag football preparing to join the next Olympics in Los Angeles, is the NFL set to field its own Dream Team in 2028?
NFL star Tyreek Hill joined fans in asking that question after flag football was confirmed asHill also wasn't the only one who began reminiscing about the US men's basketball team at Barcelona 1992.
Instead of tackling, defenders must pull a 'flag' from the waist of the attacking player with the ball. The NFL's Pro Bowl used to be an end-of-season all-star game but is now a weeklong series of skill contests culminating in a game of flag football.In the Olympic format, the offence features a quarterback, a centre/receiver, plus a mix of receivers and running backs.
NFL executive Peter O’Reilly says the league is working with its teams, the NFL Players Association and USA Football to decide whether players have the opportunity to become Olympians. Many US-born players also qualify for other nations through their family's heritage, such as Amon-Ra St Brown, whose mother is German.
The same goes for athletes from other sports. Gridiron Australia chief executive Wade Kelly says that more than 100 professionals from ball-carrying sports have asked about playing in LA.
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